Shoe tree



R. H. SLAVIN Jan. 18, 1949.

SHOE TREE Filed July 29, 1946' Ill 9 i O O O m\ V a 7. H p

Patented Jan. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT [OFF-15C snon TREE Robert H. siaviii, Dayton, Ohio AppIication July ZQ, 1946, Serial No. 686,994

This invention relates to shoe trees.

An object of this invention is to provide a shoe tree having an adjustable heel and toe support engaging member and a handle for the shoe tree for attaching the shoe tree to a wall bracket.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shoe treehaving an adjustable and pivoted center section with a toe section pivotally connected thereto, a handle on the center section, with a hook member on the rear of thehandle for attaching the shoe tree to a wall and a pivoted locking member on the handle for locking the shoe tree rigid on the handle.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a shoe tree of the kind to. be hereinafter described, for supporting ashoefor the conventional purpose of shoe trees and a handle and lock for rigidly supporting the shoe from a wall bracket for polishing the shoes.

With the above and other objects in view; my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosedin the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, i

Figure 1 is a side elevation,partly' in section and partly cut away, of a shoe tree constructedaccording to an embodiment of my invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view,

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a wall bracket, and

Figure 6 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral Ill designates generally a shoe tree constructed according to an embodiment of this invention. The shoe tree III comprises a forward hollow shell shaped or forwardly tapered arcuate toe engaging section II having perforations I2 therethrough for permitting the circulation of air in the shoe whereby the inside of the toe section of the shoe may be exposed to circulating air. Near the rear or wider end of the toe section I I, a pair of oppo- 4 Claims. (01. 12 -1281;)

' the rearwardly extending arm 24 sitely disposed downwardly extending apertured lugs or ears I4 are struck therefrom on opposite sides of the longitudinal median of the toe section II.

A rearwardly extending inverted U-shaped channel or toe member supporting bar I5 is pivotally connected to the member I I. The bar I5 is formed of an elongated U-shaped bar or member having the arms tapered toward the bight at the connecting the bar I5 to the front end thereof and the bight is extended forwardly and reverted downwardly to "form a hinge barrel IS. "A hinge or pivot pin or bolt II engages through the ears I4 and barrel I6for pivo'tally toe memberII.

A rear substantially oval vertically disposed shoe heel engaging member I8 is provided and. a for-. ward extending inverted U-shaped channel or heel member supporting rod I9 is secured tothe heel member I8 by rivets, welding;ior other suitable attaching means. The heel supporting member I9 is larger than the member I5whereby the member I5 may be telescopically adjusted thereini The downwardly extending arms of the member i9 are provided with oppositely disposed aligned openings 20 through which a screw 2I may engage for pivotally connecting the rear end of the toe member supporting bar' I5 in selected position.

A substantially L-shaped handle 22 formed of a U-shaped strip of metal is secured to the forward end of the heel member supporting bar I9 and extends upwardly and rearwardly therefrom; extending well beyond the heelmember I8 and'havingJ'fix'ed-at its rearen d a hook member25. The hook'mem-- ber 25 isforrned of an inwardlyextendingflcenter section 26 having oppositely extending arms 21 on each sidethereof for engaging in a'wall bracket.

On the forward side of the vertical arm 28 of the handle 22 there is provided a hook member 29 which is rockably secured thereon by a pivot pin 30. The member 29 is formed at its upper end with a rearwardly extending U-shaped finger engaging section 3!, and at its lower end with an inwardly opening hook 32 which is adapted to engage under the lower edge of the downwardly extending arms of the supporting bars I5 and I9 for holding these supporting members against pivoting movement relative to each other.

In the use of this shoe tree II], when the bars I5 and I9 are adjusted for the proper desired length by engaging the screw 2| in the selected openings 20, the toe member II is pressed into the shoe and the heel member I8 pressed into place. The bars I5 and I9 are aligned by pressing the pivot 2| downwardly and the hook 32 is rocked transversely of the members I5 and IQ, for locking them in aligned position. The hook member 25 is then engaged in a suitable wall bracket 34 to support the shoe tree I0 and shoe from the wall in a rigid position where it may readily be polished.

A typical wall'bracket is and 6 wherein the bracket shown in Figures 5 34 comprises a flat piece of metal which is adapted to be secured flat on a wall by bolts through the openings 35. The rear side. ofthe bracket 36 adjacent the wall or support is formed with a wide vertical slot 36 in which the arms 21 are adapted to slidably engage fromthetop of the bracket and a narrow slot 3': in the front of the bracket 34 communicates with the slot 36. The slot 31 extends only part way down the height of the bracket 34 and the center section 25p: the .hook25 is adapted to engage. therein for supporting the shoe tree ill on the bracket 34.

Without attaching the shoe tree to a wall bracket, the handle 7.2 provides a handle. for handling the shoes and locking the shoe tree in aligned shoe supporting position. I

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

. WhatI-claim is:

l. A shoe tree of the kind described, comprising atoe member, a heel member. a rea-rwardly extendingv U-shaped =toe member supporting bar pivotally "connected to said toe :member, a forwardly extending Ueshaped heel member S1130" porting bar fixed to said heel :mernbensaid toe member supporting bar telescoping'ly engaging said heel member supporting bar, means pivotally connecting said bars togetherfiatselected-positions along the length thereof, an L-shaped handle fixdlto the forward end of said heel supporting member extending upwardly :and rearwardly therefrom, .a transversely rockable bar locking member nockably carried by said handle for locking said, bars against pivoting movement aligned position and means fixed ,to thereon end of said handle for attaching said shoe tree to la walilbraoket.

'2. A shoe tree'of the kind described, comprising a toe member, .a .heel member, .a toe member supporting bar pimtally connected tosaidtoe memberl alleel member supporting bar fixed to saidheelrmember. means connecting. said too member supporting bar on "said heel. member -supporting bar for pivoted. movement at selected positions along she l-engthithereoi, ,a handle on theforward end of said heel supporting member, a locking 4 member engageable with said toe supporting bar, and means pivotally mounting said locking member on said handle for swinging transversely of the axes of said bars whereby to lock said bars in aligned position.

3. A shoe tree of the kind described comprising a toe member, a heel member, a toe member supporting bar pivotally connected to said toe member, a heel member supporting bar, means pivotally connecting said supporting bars together, a locking member on one "of said supporting bars, means pivotally mounting said locking member on said one bar for swinging transversely of the longitudinal axes of said bars and into engagement with the other bar for locking said bars in aligned position.

4. .Ashoe treepf the kind described comprising a toe member, a heel member, a toe member sup porting bar,

a heel member supporting bar, means pivotally connecting said supporting bars together, a lockingmember on one of said supportingbarsxmeans pivotal'ly mounting said locking member onsaidon-ebar for swinging transversely of the langitudinal axes of; said bars and into. engagement with the other bar for locking said bars in aligned position.

ROBERT H. SLAVIN.

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